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uK supply of coal 2004 Thousand tonnes
34
bituminous anthracite total
steam coal coking coal
Production
Mine production … 352 … 24 536
Other sources … — … 561
Stock change … –206 … 176
total production 25 273
imports
European Union 1 500 — 80 1 580
South Africa 10 105 — 39 10 144
Australia 2 035 4 140 — 6 175
Russia 9 776 148 8 9 932
Colombia 3 630 — — 3 630
USA 717 1 342 2 2 061
Canada 25 715 — 740
China P.R. 190 — 43 233
Norway 138 — — 138
Vietnam — — 23 23
Indonesia 1 458 — — 1 458
Venezuela 39 — — 39
Other countries — — — —
total imports 29 613 6 345 195 36 153
total exports –440 –9 –172 –621
total supply … … … 60 805
Source: DTI
total permitted reseves (working sites and sites not yet worked) at 31 December
Tonnes
Mineral Planning Authority 2003 2004 2005
Derbyshire 485 554 116 496 466 577
Leicestershire 505 611 47 092 61 823
east Midlands 991 165 163 588 528 400
Durham 387 311 117 169 257 000
Northumberland 2 864 271 2 614 498 2 492 246
Newcastle 200 000 229 929 185 984
North east 3 451 582 2 961 596 2 935 230
Lanchashire — — 15 000
Bolton 964 000 964 000 964 000
St Helens 3 797 — 10 950
North West 967 797 964 000 989 950
Barnsley 185 562 34 031 —
Leeds 451 740 122 601 —
Rotherham 540 240 148 937 60 329
Wakefield 50 307 — —
yorkshire and the humber 1 227 849 305 569 60 329
Shropshire — 349 318 344 976
West Midlands — 349 318 344 976
england 6 638 393 4 744 071 4 858 885
Carmarthenshire 188 839 159 119 157 080
Neath Port Talbot 1 911 934 3 563 421 3 622 048
Merthyr Tydfil — 5 500 000 10 800 000
Powys 3 134 166 2 753 569 2 435 552
Wrexham 117 421 38 558 —
Wales 5 352 360 12 014 667 17 014 680
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